Travel - The Durango Herald

Albania promotes its underwater archaeology, for tourism

TIRANA, Albania – Albania is promoting the archaeological finds in the waters off its southwest coast to raise public interest and to attract attention of decision-makers who can help preser...

DATE: Feb 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Tales from a train: Across the U.S., Amtrak travelers tell their stories

Editor’s note: Associated Press Tampa, Florida, correspondent Tamara Lush spent 15 days traveling via train across the U.S. as part of Amtrak’s residency program, designed for creative p...

DATE: Feb 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

New exhibit explores rural influence on modern American art

ATLANTA – A new exhibition takes a look at how American artists found inspiration in rural landscapes during an era of modernist art that was more closely associated with cities. ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

How do you move a 6-ton Civil War battle painting? Slowly

ATLANTA – A colossal panoramic painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta from the Civil War will be lifted by cranes from the building where it has been for nearly a century and then trucked ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Tourism industry debating impact of Trump travel ban

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s travel ban is not only being debated in the courts, it’s also being debated by the travel industry. Many experts remain bullish about prospects...

DATE: Feb 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

American travel to Iran up in the air

Trips canceled because of attempt at travel ban

DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Cruise news for 2017: Alaska boom, more in-depth experiences

Alaska expects record visits

DATE: Feb 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Winter in Athens: History without the heat

Explore the cradle of Western civilization without the crowds

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Alabama town expanding Harper Lee attractions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Nearly a year after the death of Harper Lee, a group in south Alabama hopes to develop new attractions and bring more tourists to the novelist’s hometown of Monroeville, w...

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Nearly 9 million visitors traveled to Hawaii in 2016

HONOLULU – The number of people traveling to Hawaii neared 9 million in 2016 as visitor spending and arrival figures hit records for the fifth straight year, the Hawaii Tourism Authority sai...

DATE: Feb 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

On location: Real places that inspired scenes in Oscar-nominated films

NEW YORK A diner in Miami, a house in Pittsburgh and a pier in Los Angeles: All of them are real places where Oscar-nominated movies were filmed. Part of “Moonlight” w...

DATE: Jan 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Travel Q&A: How to sleep on red-eye flights, vet vacation rentals

Q: It’s hard for me to sleep on planes, but I have a red-eye flight coming back from Los Angeles to Washington next month and was interested in any tips people might have to help sleep o...

DATE: Jan 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday